Fluid-pressure valve.



.PAEENTEDDEE 1.o, 1907. f E. Woons. ELUID PRESSURE VALVE.

AFPLIG'A'TIONl FILED FEL-10, 1905 and exact description, reference being had to- UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEioE.A

HARRY WOODS, OF STEUBENVILLE, OHIO.

FLUID-PRESSURE VALVE',

Patented Dee. 1c, i907.

Application med rawy 10.1905. -sal No. 245.104.

Steubenville, Jeerson county, Ohio, have invented ya new and useful Fluid-Pressure Valve, of which the following is a full, clear,

.the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which--- Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of my improved valve, and Fig. 2 is a crossk,section on the line II-II of Fig. 1 looking upwardly.

My invention relates to the valves for controlling Huid` ressure, such as hydraulic valves, and is esigned to rovide a simple, efficient and long-lived va ve of this character.

valve as arranged to control the waterv passing to the opposite ends of a motive cylinder, 2 represents the valve casing having a cylindrical cavity therein which is preferably provided with a tapered bushing or lining 3. This bushing is fixed in position and in it fits the hollow tapering plug-valve 4. In the formshown the cavity in the valve -is connected at its lower end to the inlet port 5 for the water, through a bottom hole 6 in the valve. This entering .water iills the cavity in the valve and flows through the valveport 7 into the casing port 9 which leads to one side of the cylinder. The water is exhausted from the other end of the cylinder through the port 10 in the casing, and the port 11 of the valve, into the branch exhaust port 12 which leads into the exhaust 13.

he port 11 'in the valve extends through a transverse lu or stem 14, so that this ort 11 is closed) of? from the inner cavity o the hollow valve. The valve is also provided in its up er portion with a port 15 which may be broug tinto registry with the port 10 and in its lower portion is a transverse port 16 formed in a through-plug 17 similar tothe plug 14. When the valve is 'turned to bring the port 16 into registry with the port 9 and the branch exhaust 18, the port 15 wi1l be in registry with the port 10. In this position of the parts the water will liowv the hollow valve, thence through the ports 15 and 10 to` vpreferab y cy In the drawing, which I have shown the Y ture may or may not be used as desired.

The u perv ortion 19 of the plug valve is lindricaf Aand is packed by the flexible packing 20 VIwhich is compressed by the ring 21 on the follower 22. This follower is forced in by bolts 23.` In order to reduce the friction to the turning of the valve, I preferably form itsA upper end with a circular all-,race and provide a circular plate 24 having a similar ball-race'. i The balls 25 are placed between the upper end of the valve and the plate, and the valve may be adjusted by the screws 26 passing through the follower and contacting with the plate. The up- `ward pressure of water entering the valve will force it against this ball-bearing, which renders the turning more easy.

The advantages of my invention result from doing away with the cu leathers and similar packing devices of uid pressure valves, Aand providing a valve which is simple, may be'easily and cheaply made, and will be long-lived.

The valve may be made with three ports for a single-acting cylinder, and more ports may be provided if desired; and many other changes may be made in the form and arrangement of the parts without departing from my invention..

I claim 1 In a fluid pressure valve, a hollow valve body having a continuously open port leading thereinto, said valve body havin transverse through-ports at different an'g es and cut off from its interior, and ports extending through the valve wall and communicating with its interior; substantially as described.

2. A valve comprising a casing having a valve socket rovided at one end with an enlargement, a ollow turning lug\"-w"orking in the socket and provided wit 1 an inlet opening in that end which is o posite the enlargea l.

holes over the port area; though this fea-- ydraulic and 3. A valve com rising a'casing having@I valve socket rovi ed at one end with an enlargement, a ollow turning plug mounted 1n the valve socket and rovided with anjinletv opening'in that end 'w 'ch isopposite the en lar ed portion of the socket, a placking gland,

t e valve and" em racing the other end of ally opposite ports, a ho fitting in the enlarged portion of the socket, a

bearing plate interposed between the back of theglandl and the adjacent end of the valve, antifrietion devices inter osd between -the plate and the valve; an l adjusting screws piercing thegland and in co 'eratlve relation With the described.

4. A valve com rising a casing having a valve socketprovi ed With airs of diametricow 'turning plug mounted in the socket, corresponding ends of the socket and the cplug having inlet openings in continuous communication with one another, a air of through (ports piercing the plug at di erent angles an cut off from the bearing plate, su stantially as interior of the plug, said through ports being disposed for successive communication with the respective airs of ports of the casing, and the valve piiig being provided with ports extending through one \\Eill,onl of the plug and in the transverse plane ol tliie respective through ports for lsuccessive communication With the orts of the casing, substantially as described? y In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

HARRY WOODS`. Witnesses PHIL PAsTRE, WM. S. MoCAUsLEN. 

